Charles W. Mitchell, 70, of Beaver Dam, passed away Saturday, May 17, 2014, at Owensboro Health Regional Hospital. He was born April 26, 1944, in Seymour, Mo., to the late Warren and Lola Goode Mitchell.
He was retired from Inland Steel in East Chicago, Indiana where he worked as an overhead crane operator.
Survivors include his wife of 47 years, Stella Mae Daugherty Mitchell of Beaver Dam; eight children, Leslie (Alan) Locke of Lawrenceville, Ga., Laura Wright (Timothy) Kompier of Whiting, Ind., Frances (Doug) Richter of Ridgefield, Wash., Stephen Reid (Doris) Wright of Schererville, Ind., Thomas Andrew (Melissa Linde) Wright of Del Rico, Fla., Lori Ann Mitchell of Schererville, Ind., Charla (Craig) Mitchell-Claus of Hebron, Ind., and the late Frank (Linda) Wright; four brothers, Ronald (Linda) Mitchell of Springfield, Mo., Earl (Marlene) Mitchell of Schererville, Ind., Daniel (Shelley) Mitchell of Springfield, Mo., and William (Janet) Mitchell of Seymour, Mo., 16 grandchildren, 35 great-grandchildren and six great-great-grandchildren.
Funeral Service will be held at 1 p.m. Wednesday, May 21, at Chapel Lawn Funeral Home, 8178 Cline Ave, Schererville, Ind. 46375. Burial will be in Chapel Lawn Memorial Gardens in Schererville. Visitation will be from 12 p.m. until the time of service Wednesday at Chapel Lawn Funeral Home. William L. Danks Funeral Home is in charge of local arrangements.
Online messages of condolence may be made at: www.danksfuneralhome.com.